ML20236Y451
| ML20236Y451 | |
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| Site: | University of Virginia |
| Issue date: | 07/31/1998 |
| From: | VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
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| NUDOCS 9808120204 | |
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S UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA REACTOR FACILITY OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM (Revised 7/98)
A. Applicability
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This requalification program applies to licensed reactor and senior reactor operators (RO/SROs) employed at the Reactor Facility of the University of Virginia. Reactor operator l
trainees may participate in the program during the course of their training. However, requalification program requirements only apply to licensed personnel.
1 The program shall meet the requirements of 10CFR55.59 and ANS Standard 15.4., as I
applicable to research reactors in a permanent shutdown status while in preparation for decontamination and decommissioning. (University of Virginia Provost Peter Low formally l
notified the NRC by letter on June 22,1998 that the UVAR would be permanently shut down by July 1,1998.)
- Operation of the UVAR at power is no longer authorized by the University of Virginia I
administration. Also, the University of Virginia will soon apply for a Possession-Only Amendment. Therefore, license-authorized activities for RO/SROs shall be limited to fuel l
handling actions still needed to ship reactor fuel from the facility.
B. Qualified RO/SRO Status The requisite skills associated with safe fuel handling shall be maintained by RO/SROs through the performance ofin-pool practice handling of dummy or regular fuel elements. In order to maintain license qualifications current, until all LEU fuel elements have been shipped from the Facility each RO/SRO shall perform a minimum of three practice fuel manipulations each calendar year. Should a RO/SRO fail to complete the requisite number of practice transfers in a given calendar year, qualified RO/SRO status can be reinstated by the satisfactory completion of three practice transfers of regular or dummy fuel elements under the supervision of the licensed Reactor Supervisor or a licensed RO/SRO designee.
C. Day-to-Day RO/SRO Activities The scope of daily routine duties and tasks performed by licensed Reactor Operators / Senior Reactor Operators (RO/SROs) will be revised to reflect the permanent shutdown of the UVAR.
Accordingly, RO/SRO participation in day-to-day activities may include:
Maintenance, Monitoring and Surveillance of the UVAR Pool (utilized for the interim storage of fuel elements, reactor experimental facilities, radiation sources, and Co-60);
Review of Emergency Procedures, Security Plan and Quality Assurance Program; Review of applicable SOPS (for example, fuel handling procedures);
Review of Federal Regulations, Technical Specifications, Changes to SOPS and Plant Equipment, as well as License Amendments; Review of Reactor Theory as regards Fuel Handling; Operation and Maintenance of Area Radiation Monitoring and Alarm Systems;
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Preparation of License Amendments related to UVAR Decommissioning; Preparation and Processing of LEU Fuel Shipments; Supporting / Supervising NRC-Authorized Decommissioning Activities 9808120204 980803 PDR ADOCK 05000062 V
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D. Program Description The program will follow a two year cycle and will be followed by successive requalification programs. In addition to a lecture series and an annual operator evaluation, the requalification program includes on-the-job training. [For example, completion of checklists, fuel element 3
movements, instrument calibrations, fuel calculations, emergency drills and surveillance
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l activities are performed as per Technical Specifications.]
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E. Program Management i
A licensed Reactor Supervisor or, in his absence, a licensed operator designee will be responsible for managing and administering the requalification program.
F. Program Lecture Series l
During the program's two year cycle, each licensed operator is required to attend a series oflectures. Trainees ma; also attend these lectures. A cycle will normally begin in September (corresponding to the beginning of an academic year). The lectures will be pre-scheduled to run from September through June, with a break during July and August, and continue the following September. The lectures will cover the following subjects:
i Reactor Theory (as applied to fuel movement and nuclear criticality);
Emergency Procedures; Technical Specifications; l
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Quality Assurance Applicable Research Reactor Federal Regulations; Applicable SOPS (excluding those used to operate the reactor at power) l Major Changes to Reactor SOPS or Equipment.
Operators who miss lectures will be required to review the lecture notes under the direction of the program manager.
G. Written Examinations As required by 10CFR55.59, a written exam will be administered to licensed operators at the end of each two-year cycle. An overall grade of 70% or greater will be considered as passing.
If an operator receives less than 70% on one or more sections of the exam, but has a passing grade overall, he/she will be retrained in the deficient areas and given a make-up written exam covering only deficient areas. If an operator scores less than 70% overall on the examination, he/she will be excused from licensed duties, undergo retraining, and retake the entire exam.
Retraining may consist of discussions, hands-on familiarization sessions, lectures and/or self-study, documentation review,in whatever combination deemed necessary and appropriate by the program manager to bring the candidate to an acceptable level of expertise.
The biennial exam will be composed and administered by the program manager, who must be a licensed RO/SRO. This individual will be exempted from taking this exam.
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Reactor operator trainees may take the same exam as the licensed operators for training l
purposes.
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l H. AnnualEvaluation Test l
Once each calendar year, an evaluation will be made of each licensed operator. If an operator l
is found to be deficient in some area of operation, this will be noted on the test form below and the operator will undergo retraining and re-evaluation. Reactor operator trainees may also I
take evaluation test to gauge learning progress and determine areas in need of strengthening.
- 1. Physical Fitness i
Licensed operators will be required to undergo physical examinations at least once every two years to assure continued physical fitness for radiological work.
J. Records A file shall be kept for each employed licensed operator and operator trainee. The personal files shall contain legible records on participation in training, the content and results of written exams, the results of annual evaluations, retraining received in areas of demonstrated deficiency, and the results of biennial medical exams.
Records showing the lecture schedule, content and attendance by the licensed operators and i
operator trainees will be kept in a separate requalification program file.
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r ANNUAL REACTOR OPERATOR OPERATING TEST (revised 7/98)
This evaluation fulfills the requirement (10CFR55.59(a)(2)(ii)) that an operator or senior operator pass an operating test as pirt of the facility requalification program. The regulation states:
55.59 (a) RequaliHcation requirements.
Each licensee shall-(2) Pass a comprehensive requalification written examination and an annual operating test.
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The operating test will require the operator or senior operator to demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to perform the actions necessary to accomplish a comprehensive sample of items specified in 10CFR55.45(a) (2) through (13) inclusive to the extent applicable to the facility.
55.45 Operating tests P_A_S$
EXPLANATION TESTED A
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N/A (a)(2)
Manipulate the console controls as required to operate the facility Not soolicable in oermanent shutdown mode between shutdown & designated power levels.
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Identify annunciators and condition-indicating signals and perform O
O appropriate remedial actions where appropriate.
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Identify the instrumentation systems and the significance of facility 0
0 instrument readings.
N/A (a)(5)
Observe and safely control the operating behavior characteristics of the Not neolicable in oermanent shutdown mode facility. (Here facility = reactor.)
N/A (a)(6)
Perform control manipulations required to obtain desired operating Not ecolicable in oermanent shutdown mode results during normal, abnormal, and emergency situations. (Operation involves the reactor.)
N/A (a)(7)
Sately operate the facility's head removal systems, including primary Not acolicable in oermanent shutdown mode coolant, emergency coolant, and decay heat removal systems, and identify the relatic7s t.n the proper operation of these systems to the operation of the facility.
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Safely operate the facility's auxiliary and emergency systems including O
O operation of those controls associated with plant equipment that could affect reactivity or the release of radioactive materials to the environment.
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Demonstrate or describe the use and function of the facility's radiation O
O monitoring systems, including fixed radiation monitors and alarms, portable survey instruments, and personnel monitoring equiprnent.
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Demonstrate knowledge of significant radiation hazards, including O
O permissible levels in excess of those authorized, and ability to perform l
other procedures to reduce excessive levels of radiation and to guard j
against personnel exposure.
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E O (a)(11) ~ Demonstrate knowledge of the emergency plan for the facility, including, O
O as appropriate, the operators or senior operator's responsibility to decide whether the plan should be executed & the duties under the plan assigned.
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Demonstrate the knowledge and ability as appropriate to the assigned O
O position to assume the responsibilities associated with the safe operation of the 1acility (MW UVARh mepermanentshutdoes mode).
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Demonstrate the applicant's ability to function within the control room O
O team as appropriate the assigned position in such a way that the facility licensee's procedures are adhered to and the limitations in its license and amendments are not violated.
PERMANENT SHUTDOWN REQUIREMENTS AND FUEL HANDLING fC Monitoring requirements with the reactor shut down.
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O Fuel and cobalt storage requirements (location, separation, etc).
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O Poolwater quality requirements.
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O Fuel handling requirements and procedures.
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O Security plan and procedures
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Operator or Senior Operator Tested:
Date(s)
Sign to indicate that you have had an opportunity to review this evaluation:
Testad by; Any subject failed will require retraining in that subject.
- W re tny subjects failed? __ yes no (If yes, complete and document retraining and then complete the below certification;if no, complete the certification now.
CERTIFICATION l certify that the above named operator or senior operator passed the operating test which I administered, as indicated.
Date:
1 certify that the above named operator or senior operator has,in my opinion, during the past year discharged the license responsibilities competently and safely as required by the facility's requalification plan and therefore, as of this date, meets the training requirements for l
license renewal (10CFRSS.57(a)(S)).
i Date-Reactor Supervisor